Rhythm Rockin' Blues (CD)

McGill, Rollee

1-CD with 12-page booklet, 30 tracks. Playing time approx. 79 mns.
Unlike most of his 1950s rhythm 'n' blues cohorts, Rollee McGill's sound didn't betray his regional origins in the slightest. Though the tenor saxman's 1955 R&B smash There Goes That Train sports a strong south Louisiana flavor in its plaintive bayou-streaked construction, it was actually waxed in McGill's hometown of Philadelphia. In 1957, McGill's sax wailed hard midway through the Silhouettes' mega-hit Get A Job, though few doo-wop fans realize McGill's role in the classic song's success. That same year, McGill waxed his own regional hit for Kae Williams' Kaiser label, the two-part People Are Talking.
This 30-song overview of McGill's career spans 1954-1963 and represents the first comprehensive examination of this seriously overlooked Philly R&B artist's intriguing discography. The collection contains
There Goes That Train, its 1956 sequel Oncoming Train, and two takes of the previously unissued honking instrumental The Rocker's Shuffle. There's also a generous selection of the sides McGill waxed during the late '50s for several small Philly concerns, notably 'People Are Talking'. By the anthology's 1963 conclusion, the versatile Rollee McGill was dabbling in soul music, yet retaining the down-to-earth bluesy base that his earlier singles boasted.

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Id	Name	Interpret
1	There Goes That Train
2	You Left Me Here To Cry
3	Helena Mambo
4	The Rocker's Shuffle
5	Blue Melody Moon
6	There's Madness In My Heart
7	In My Neighborhood
8	Rhythm Rockin' Blues
9	I'm Not Your Square
10	A Moment Of Love
11	Come On In
12	Oncoming Train
13	The Rocker's Shuffle (alt.)
14	People Are Talking (part 1)
15	People Are Talking (part 2)
16	Let's Go
17	I'll Forgive You Baby
18	Go On Little Girl
19	Ain't Going Steady Anymore
20	That's My Girl
21	Night After Night
22	Cry For Happy
23	Table For Two
24	Introduce Yourself
25	Goin' Down South
26	Someday
27	Come Home
28	You Can't Keep It
29	Fire'er
30	Wild Play Girl